Rakontur
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rakontur is a Miami-based production shop run by filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman. Together with longtime collaborater David Cypkin, the shop has produced the two features and is working on a third.
[edit] Films
- Raw Deal: A Question of Consent, a documentary about an alleged rape in February 1999 at a University of Florida fraternity house. The film premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. The movie includes film taken by a fraternity member, which was made public by Florida State Attorney Rod Smith.
- Cocaine Cowboys, a documentary that opened in theaters nationwide on October 27, 2006.
- Clubland, a web series chronicling the cutthroat world of the South Beach nightclub industry, in post-production as of late 2006. The series is described as inside the epicenter of the hottest party scene in the world – Miami’s South Beach - offering unprecedented access behind the scenes of the nightclub industry at its most competitive. Beyond the velvet rope, through the VIP lounges, past the DJ booth and right into the back office. This is the story of the money, the egos, the catfights and the controversies at the most popular nightclubs in town.
